Poverty share on less than 30 per day in Egypt
Egypt: Poverty share on less than 30 per day was 98.85 in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
98.85
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
30th
of 120 countries
All-time high
99.14
in 1995
All-time low
97.83
in 2015
Years of data
11
1990–2021
Poverty share on less than 30 per day in Egypt, 1990–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty share on less than 30 per day in Egypt is 98.85, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty share on less than 30 per day in Egypt peaked at 99.14 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 97.83, in 2015.
That places Egypt 30th out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.9 | 98.58 | 99.14 | 3 |
| 2000s | 98.67 | 98.63 | 98.72 | 2 |
| 2010s | 98.33 | 97.83 | 98.66 | 5 |
| 2020s | 98.85 | 98.85 | 98.85 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More poverty & inequality data for Egypt
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 3 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.75 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 7,402 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.398 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 7.95 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.103 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.103 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1186 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1868 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 1.4% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty share on less than 30 per day in Egypt?
- Poverty share on less than 30 per day in Egypt was 98.85 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty share on less than 30 per day recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 99.14 in 1995.
- What is the lowest poverty share on less than 30 per day recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.83 in 2015.
- How does Egypt rank for poverty share on less than 30 per day?
- Egypt ranks 30th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty share on less than 30 per day rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty share on less than 30 per day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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